ok. >> taxpayer money to build personal parking spaces for workers despite having a whole city-old was just steps away. and the pit bull ownership it that may surprise you. >> [inaudible] evidence.te's >> who will now step into the anne arundel police? new evening, everyone in our big story tonight -- james stairhead become snarled in a scandal surrounding john leopold was charged with using his security detail for personal and political gain appeare. sheldon is live in anne arundel county with details on that and the woman that will replace him. >> major pamela davis will take

over when and chief tear steps down. she will take over the department on august 1. 11 news caught up with chief james tear out to police headquarters just hours after his resignation was announced. but he didn't have anything to say. until a full-time replacement is found, major pamela dennis will lead the anne arundel police department. this is what we know about for so far. she is a resident who has been on the police force since 1993 and has served in various capacities. she will be the department's first female chief of police and holds a master's degree from johns hopkins and also graduate from the fbi national academy. dr. tyrone powers. >> i think it is a good step, a good interim step. but in the long term, because of what the department is going through and because there will be more investigations, they probably need to do in national search.

>> anne arundel county police chief is a stepping down after receiving a no-confidence vote from the local police union. this comes after he was accused of not doing anything about can executive leopold possibility misuse of police details for personal or political business. it is unknown how long chief davis will be the interim chief. >> someone who can draw a bright yellow line on misconduct of any kind, whether it comes from a clerk in the police department. and someone who knows policeman while. >> it is a person that runs our agency, fixes are regency. >> i placed several calls to the county executive's office about the coming trial and this new apartment, but i have not heard from them. they are confident in major davis taking over the reins for

this department. also, major davis says she is excited for this opportunity and says she is looking forward to serving the citizens of anne arundel county. >> amid protests, the city board of estimates approved a new contract for fire chief james clark today. it includes a pay raise. jack young and controller john pratt voted against the agreement. union leaders also vigorously opposed the new deal. at the same city board of estimates meeting, mayor stephanie rawlings bright and the comptroller spared. -- sparred. >> [inaudible]

but you want to vote no to a contract that saves city money. >> today's vote was about a new contract ofor the city with ibm. it was rejected. the state elections board certified a petition today which allows the new law to be put on the ballot in november. the maryland marriage alliance which opposes bill law submitted -- which opposes the law submitted 160 two thousand signatures -- 162,000 signatures. the court of appeals decision categorizing pit bulls as

inherently dangerous is not yet in effect. >> people live the is a sweet loving dog. -- but all -- pit bull livy is a sweet loving dog. >> people are not choosing between their homes or their animal. >> in april, the state court of appeals came down with a ruling categorizing pit bulls as inherently dangerous. that means that a victim no longer has to prove that a dog has a history of violence. just being a pit bull is enough for a claim. that means stiff penalties for people owners and the land war to allow the doctor state in their buildings. >> -- allowed to stay in their buildings. >> a decision could come down

any day now. until it does, maryland attorney general's office has issued an opinion. it is not currently in effect while there is not a decision. and senator joe gatti says that it gives lawmakers more time. >> they are considering a motion for reconsideration. we have the flexibility to carry through with their deliberations. >> we hate to see people give up a beloved family pet. we want both pets and people to be treated fairly. right now, we have a reprieve. but we want to keep working on it. >> police say they need your help in finding this suspect. investigators say 23-year-old woman told detectives that the man depicted in this sketch

sexually assaulted her around 2:00 a.m. on july 1. we're told the victim was approached at gunpoint as she walked along the 2500 block of edge: central north -- edge comb central north. police are also looking for these two men. police say they led a 13-year- old girl and two other girls through the woods to a home late last month where the men engaged in sexual activity with the underage females. anyone with information is called -- is asked to call the special victims unit. one city council member says this is a perfect example of our regular audits of city agencies are needed.

>> the people who work at a city megan's as a young boston street have a pretty good deal. they're building has a great water view and a whole city- owned parking lot steps away. with plenty of free space. despite that, the supervisor here thought more personal space was needed. he allowed city workers to use city money and time to build five parking spots and a motorcycle pad closer to the building's door. one employe even claim a spot as wrong with it professionally made sign bearing her name. richard cooper, the maintenance chief, took responsibility for the job when we asked about it appeared >> you know there's a parking lot right there. >> yes, i do. >> does it make sense to spend the money and time to build those spaces when you have plenty of parking moments away? >> it is already done.

>> it is outrageous, first of all, the spending of the public's money, and time. >> carl stokes is pushing for the council to pass a bill that would require city agencies to be audited every two years the bill lost two days ago. it is now back in committee. the motorcycle pad is exactly why audits are needed. without them, who is watching? >> they are more inclined to keep doing it and they get bolder and bolder and take more of the public dollar. >> transportation officials have ordered the signed reserving one of the spots for an employee to come down here and partly defend the whole job by saying it did serve a purpose. practice. >> they haven't had the opportunity to do an asphalt application. this was an opportunity for them to train known that. >> he did miss that the

employees could have trained elsewhere. we found plenty of examples. according to the city auditor, the last time any part of the city's department of transportation was audited was 2004. no word on when the audit proposal still kicking around the city council will see the light of day. i am jean miller, wbal tv news. >> you may want to think again before the speed cameras get the green light to mar. drivers will receive a warning for the first month. the cameras will operate from monday through friday and between 6:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. the land the camera -- 8:00 p.m.. the camera list can be found on wbaltv.com. in westminster, two red light cameras have been deactivated less than three years after

installing them. they were turned off yesterday. the reason? police say that not enough people were running red lights. the cameras were costing the county to much money. -- too much money. and quality time across the pond. why it has nothing to do with the london olympics. >> and summer weather coming our way. >> a state-wide law making it easier for thieves to sell stolen cars. no proof of

has created the law a lucrative market for car thieves -- a maryland law has created a lucrative market for car thieves. barry simmons has more on that story. >> i am missing my battery. i am missing my sensory area here. >> she made the trip from

georgia to maryland without a problem. now it is damaged and sitting in a police impound lot. her 2008 mazda 6 was taken from her home in baltimore. she doesn't know who stole it. but whoever did sold to a salvage yard for $400. >> i never signed over my car. that is the problem i have with this. you cannot except some anonymous person's signature for a car

that does not belong to them. but the car was parked right here on abruptly and someone called crazy ray saying they wanted to sell it. crazy ray said that it truck crazy raythe person -- sent out a tow truck. was premature whole survival. >> their 1996 chevy lumina was still a, 2. >> i cried. i cried because we put everything into that car. we paid a lot. it was a lot for us. keyhey said they gave the and $600 to a neighbor who promised to replace the engine. >> i asked him if i could get a

receipt and he said, yes. >> the receipts never came and a certified letter arrived saying that their car was that crazy .aisy's >> i never thought someone a few doors down from a went completely throw my life in ruins. >> we found the neighbor down the street. scott denied selling the car. >> i didn't take it to the junkyard. >> the police report shows that

he sold it to james towing. he denies that. >> rick is the neighborhood handyman. he helps everybody in the neighborhood. >> i don't know you did you don't know me. he pled guilty. the investigation alleged that he had done the same with four other stolen cars. caught -- i did my time. but i did not do that. ray's could crazy purchase their cars when they did not sell them? >> allows an automobile shock to take a vehicle without evidence of ownership. >> it has created an opportunity for thieves because no title is required. now the state is trying to crack down on the problem with more strict legislation that takes effect in october. it includes proof of ownership,

dedication as to who is selling the car, a copy of the person's driver's license and registration of the vehicle. >> if someone does bring in a stolen car, it is kind of like say, come and arrest me and put me in jail. he says his workers are already following the new guidelines. they perform a background check

on all of the cars that arrived at the yard. that is why the village received a letter saying that their car was there. -- that is why the millers received a letter saying that their car was there. >> we will not just pay for a vehicle without doing due diligence. we just want to do it. >> it is still a mystery have both cars were damaged. i've broken down.

denies they's damage was in removing parts from the car. they are devastated that thieves could use a maryland law as a license to steal and make a quick buck.

>> under that new law, anyone who steals a car and sells it to a salvage yard could face up to 10 years in prison. junkyards' also face penalties if it is proven they knowingly took in a stolen vehicle. a pretty good rain coming down around hagerstown. a shower was run over the city. it kind of blossomed for a while and then fell apart. since then, we have not seen any of it redevelop in our area. the rain fallout to the west did produce some significant

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we are in that time of year when the weather just blocks down across the nation. the weather systems are weakened kind of stalled out.

this front is fizzling out over the deep south. so the basic same weather elements that were in place to will be there for the next couple of days. the high heat has shifted west. salt lake city was 103 degrees today. 111 degrees in phoenix. areas are getting hotter and we're kind of settling back to a more typical summer pattern

around here. we will see partly cloudy skies tomorrow. isolated storms remained well to isolated storms remained well to our north a

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